RECORD FOR FIRST WICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1932, Page 7

RECORD FOR FIRST WICKET

555 TO HOLMES AND SUTCLIFFE. 1898 FIGURE EXCEEDED BY ONE. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. London, June I(J. Playing for Yorkshire against Essex Playing for Yorkshire against Essex, Holmes and. Sutcliffe established a world record for a first wicket partnership of 555 runs. Sutcliffe was bowled for 333. They beat the. BrowiCTunnecliff score or 554 made in 1898..

J. ,T. Brown and J. Tunnecliff made their record, in the Yorkshire v. Derbyshire game at Chesterfield in 1898. A score of - 456- by E. R. Mayne and W. H. Ponsford for. Victoria against Queensland at Melbourne in the 1923-24 season. In 1926 J. Hobbs and A. Sandham made 428 for Surrey against Oxford University at the Oval in 1926, and in the 192b--27 season J. F. W. Nicholson and I. J. Siedle,-playing for Natal against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein, opened with 424. INDIANS DEFEAT COUNTIES. AMERICANS DRAW WITH M.C.C. ■ London, June 16. At cricket All India in the first innings lost seven for 424 and declared (Marshall 148, Limbdi 100 retired). Counties,, after making 122 in the. first innings, in the. second made 173 (Rhodes 80). The Indians won by an innings and 129 runs. South America in the first innings made 270 (Ayling 95 not out). M.C.C., after making 338 in the first innings, in the second lost three for 150 and declared (Seabrook 67). South America in the second innings lost three for '5O. The match .was drawn. CHANGE IN TRIAL TEST TEAM. ALLOM UNABLE TO PLAY London, June 16. Aljom 1b unable to play in the test trial and Tate replaces him.